ECMO Transport without Physicians or Additional Clinicians.

Anna CondellaJeremy B RichardsMichael A FrakesChristian J GrantJason E CohenSusan R Wilcox

Published in: Prehospital and disaster medicine (2020)

In a retrospective cohort study of transports of ECMO patients, there was no association between the overall rate of major adverse events in transport and the accompaniment of an additional clinician. No variables were associated with major adverse events in either cohort.

Keyphrases

extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
end stage renal disease
acute respiratory distress syndrome
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
primary care
chronic kidney disease
palliative care
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
intensive care unit